Noise rejection circuitry for a frequency discriminator
AssigneeTektronix, Inc.
InventorsRichard C. Cabot, Bruce E. Hofer
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Abstract
A noise reducing circuit for a frequency discriminator is disclosed for providing a frequency discriminator with reduced sensitivity to noise. Reducing the sensitivity to noise allows certain distortion measurements, such as the well-known SINAD test for broadcast receivers, to be made in the presence of high noise levels.
Claims8
A frequency discriminating system comprising:
- a tunable notch filter having an input terminal, an output terminal, and a control terminal for receiving and filtering an input signal;
- subtracting means for receiving the output of said tunable notch filter and said input signal and subtracting one from the other;
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- frequency discriminating means connected to receive the output of said subtracting means for producing output amplitude variations in response to input frequency variations, said output amplitude variations being coupled to said control terminal of said tunable notch filter for tuning the notch frequency thereof.
A frequency discriminating system comprising:
- a tunable bandpass filter having an input terminal, an output terminal, and a control terminal for receiving and filtering an input signal;
- summing means for receiving the output of said tunable bandpass filter and said input signal and summing them together;
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- frequency descriminating means connected to receive the output of said summing means for producing output variations in response to input frequency variations, said output amplitude variations being coupled to said control terminal of tunable bandpass filter for tuning the bandpass thereof.
A noise reducer for a frequency discriminator which produces output amplitude variations in response to the frequency variations of an input signal, the noise reducer comprising:
- a tunable notch filter having an input terminal, an output terminal, and a control terminal, for receiving and filtering the input signal, said control terminal being coupled to receive the output amplitude variations of the frequency discriminator;
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- substracting means for receiving and subtracting the output of said notch filter from the input signal, the output of said subtracting means being connected to the input terminal of the frequency discriminator.
A noise reducer for a frequency discriminator which produces output amplitude variations in response to the frequency variations of an input signal, the noise reducer comprising:
- a tunable bandpass filter having an input terminal, an output terminal, and a control terminal, for receiving and filtering the input signal, said control terminal being coupled to receive the output amplitude variations of the frequency discriminator;
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- summing means for receiving and adding the output of said bandpass filter to the input signal, the output of said summing means being connected to the input terminal of the frequency discriminator.
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